The acting director of the National Park Service believes 2025 was a “ass-kicking year.” Advocates for what polls say is the most popular federal agency might use the same term, but with a far ...

Soskin was born in 1921 and became a National Park Service ranger in 2007. Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest serving National Park Service ranger in the country, has died at 104 years old. Betty Reid ...

In a win for public lands, Arizona’s Saguaro National Park has increased in size by about 20 acres, following the acquisition of private land. On December 11, the nonprofit Trust for Public Land (TPL) ...

An environmental group is suing to stop the use of Trump's portrait on some 2026 National Park Service annual passes. The lawsuit alleges the new design violates a law requiring the pass to feature a ...

For the first time in five summers, visitors to Glacier National Park will likely be able to drive the park’s most popular thoroughfare — the Going-to-the-Sun Road — without a vehicle reservation in ...

The National Park Service is changing its free entrance days for 2026. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth will no longer be fee-free days, while President Donald Trump's June 14 birthday will ...

The National Park Service in 2026 will offer free admission to U.S. residents on June 14 — or Flag Day, which also happens to be President Trump’s birthday. The free park entrance days in 2026 are ...

The National Park Service recently announced a major change to its free entry days for U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Starting in 2026, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth will no longer ...

The Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced the launch of "America the Beautiful passes," offering digital and physical passes to access our nation’s most prized treasures. The passes are ...

Park rangers at Zion National Park returned to work with smiles on their faces last week after the federal government shutdown came to an end. “Getting back into the normal swing of things is ...

It’s a pretty rare experience to have an entire national park to yourself — and even rarer to know that you can see the entirety of the park’s diverse landscape from one vantage point. But that was ...

Where do you go on a road trip in one of the most beautiful (and vast) countries in the world? Start with one of these 14 road trips!